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| Nowitzki, Terry lead Mavs over Warriors |
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03/26/2009 |
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| Dallas, TX (Sportsbooks) - Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry each scored 26 points, leading the Dallas Mavericks to a 128-106 win over the Golden State Warriors. Jose Barea added 20 points and seven assists off the bench for Dallas, which has won two in a row and three of four overall. The Mavericks currently hold the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, but are only four games behind San Antonio, which leads the Southwest Division and holds the second spot in a close West race. Gerald Green adde |
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| Playoff-hopeful Mavs to host Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Dallas Mavericks hope to inch closer to a playoff berth on Wednesday, when they host the Golden State Warriors at American Airlines Center. The Mavs, who currently lead Phoenix by three games for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 12 to go in the regular season, salvaged a split of a two-game road trip last Friday in Indianapolis, where Dirk Nowitzki led all scorers with 23 points and buried a game-winning jumper with just 1.1 seconds on the clock to give Dallas |
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| Nuggets visit Hornets in key conference clash |
NBA Basketball |
03/25/2009 |
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| uthwest Division race. Houston is just a half-game behind the Spurs. New Orleans won its third straight contest on Sunday, when Chris Paul scored a game-high 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds and dished out eight assists to lead the Hornets past the Golden State Warriors, 99-89, at New Orleans Arena. David West added 23 points and six assists for the Hornets, who improved to 3-1 on a five-game homestand and are now 26-10 in the Big Easy. Hilton Armstrong contributed a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Me |
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| Spurs aim to regroup versus Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/24/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The San Antonio Spurs will find themselves in an unfamiliar position when they hit the floor against the Golden State Warriors tonight -- second place. The Spurs fell out of the top spot in the Southwest Division on Sunday when Luis Scola finished with 19 points and 17 rebounds, and made a pair of key baskets in the final minute to help Houston upend San Antonio, 87-85, and vault over the Spurs for the division lead. Houston entered Sunday's contest a half-game behind San Antonio, but moved atop |
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| Paul leads Hornets past Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/23/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (Sportsbooks) - Chris Paul scored a game-high 27 points, grabbed eight rebounds, and dished out eight assists to lead the New Orleans Hornets past the Golden State Warriors, 99-89, at New Orleans Arena. David West added 23 points and six assists for the Hornets, who improved to 3-1 on a five-game homestand. Hilton Armstrong contributed a double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds. Rasual Butler ended with 13 points for the victors. New Orleans also improved to 26-10 on its home floor this seaso |
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| Southwest Showdown: Rockets try to pass Spurs in division |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| the Alamo City this season. Parker had 25 points, eight assists and seven rebounds, while Tim Duncan returned from a one-game absence (sore knees) to finish with 15 points and nine boards. The Spurs, seeded second in the West, will also welcome the Golden State Warriors to town on the current homestand. They continue to play without Manu Ginobili because of an ankle problem and he has missed 17 straight games, last playing in a February 11 setback at Toronto. San Antonio has won two of three against Houston this se |
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| Hornets continue residency vs. Warriors |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The New Orleans Hornets will continue a five-game homestand Sunday versus the Golden State Warriors in the Big Easy. New Orleans is 2-1 so far on the residency and will also host the Denver Nuggets. It is 25-10 at home this season and currently sits two games behind the San Antonio Spurs for the top spot in the Southwest standings. In a 96-84 victory versus Memphis on Friday, All-Star Chris Paul finished with 32 points, nine assists and five steals to lead the way. David West posted 29 points and |
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| 76ers resume road trip in Sacramento |
NBA Basketball |
03/22/2009 |
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| 76ers will resume their five-game road trip tonight against the Sacramento Kings at ARCO Arena. Philadelphia has dropped two straight since a four-game winning streak and fell to 1-2 on the trek following Friday's 119-111 defeat at the hands of the Golden State Warriors. Thaddeus Young led Philly with 23 points, and Samuel Dalembert grabbed a career-high 23 rebounds to go along with 15 points. Lou Williams and Andre Iguodala registered 20 and 19 points, respectively, for the 76ers, who are currently the sixth seed |
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| Top-seeded Lakers open trip in Chicago |
NBA Basketball |
03/21/2009 |
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| g seven-game road trip Saturday in the Windy City against the Chicago Bulls. The Lakers finished a three-game homestand in winning fashion on Thursday when Pau Gasol registered 21 points and 14 rebounds, helping Los Angeles to a 114-106 win over the Golden State Warriors. Kobe Bryant also scored 21 points, while Lamar Odom notched 16 and 12 boards for the Lakers, who won for the fourth time in their last five overall and beat the Warriors for a fifth consecutive encounter. Trevor Ariza added 13 points and canned a b |
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| Sixers' swing resumes against Golden State |
NBA Basketball |
03/20/2009 |
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| (Sportsbooks) - The Philadelphia 76ers resume a key five-game road trip Friday in Oakland, where they face off with the Golden State Warriors at ORACLE Arena. The Sixers, who currently hold the sixth slot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings, fell to 1-1 on the trek Wednesday in Phoenix. Shaquille O'Neal turned in 26 points and 11 rebounds while Jason Richardson added 25 points and Steve Nash 24 and 10 assists in that one, as the Suns rolled down the stretch en route to a 126-116 victory over Philadelphia |
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